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Voting is now underway in Missouri and thousands have already been out to polling places around Mid-Missouri.At some locations in Boone County, people lined up to cast their vote when polls opened at 6 a.m.Earlier reports may have caused some confusion about what it is needed when heading to your precinct. Election officials say bring

Missouri Task Force 1 has been released from its duties in the Northeast and will be headed back to Mid-Missouri.The group had been stationed in New York and New Jersey during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. According to a spokesman, crews covered some 34 miles of streets, searching over 4,000 homes and making contact with

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6 P.M.***Columbia Regional Airport leaders say they would love to have three airlines flying out of Mid-Missouri, but they believe Delta left at a good time for the airport. Officials say they were happy with the service from Delta and that service helped to show other airlines that flights could be successful and

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has defeated GOP challenger Todd Akin to hold on to a Missouri Senate seat that Republicans once considered ripe for their taking.McCaskill’s victory Tuesday caps an unusual campaign that began with McCaskill declaring herself the underdog in a state that increasingly leaned Republican. But Akin damaged

***UPDATE 12:30 A.M.***KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For the third time in a decade, Missouri voters have rejected a bid to raise the state’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax.Proposition B would have increased the excise tax on tobacco by 73 cents per pack to 90 cents, but like they did in 2002 and 2006, voters decided the

After another cool day Wednesday, temperatures will start to climb for the end of the week. High temperatures will reach 70 by Friday, climbing into the lower 70s Saturday as southerly winds advect warm air into the region ahead of a strong area of low pressure. Showers and t-storms will increase Saturday night through early

DETROIT (AP) – Britax Child Safety Inc. is recalling about 60,000 car seats because children can bite off a piece of the harness pad and choke on it.The recall covers Boulevard 70-G3, Advocate 70-G3 and Pavilion 70-G3 models sold in the U.S. and Canada.U.S. regulators say the seats were made with softer chest pad material

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler has defeated Democratic challenger Teresa Hensley to win a second term representing Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.Hartzler is a Cass County Republican from Harrisonville who earned national attention with her 2010 general election defeat of longtime Rep. Ike Skelton. She held off Cass County prosecutor Hensley on

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay has won a second term, turning back a challenge from Republican St. Louis businessman Dave Spence.Nixon’s victory Tuesday came after a campaign in which both candidates highlighted the need to create jobs in Missouri. Nixon said he was doing so while Spence claimed Missouri was falling

***UPDATE 3:45 P.M.***Columbia police say officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of West Sugar Tree Lane in east Columbia for a shots fired call.Police confirm a 17-year-old male was taken to Women’s and Children’s Hospital in a private car with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Witnesses say the gunshot wound was to the chest.

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – Incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer will return to Washington for a third term, this time representing a revamped and renumbered mid-Missouri district.The St. Elizabeth Republican now hails from the 9th Congressional District. Starting in January, he will represent the 3rd District after defeating Democratic business owner Eric C. Mayer in

Callaway County deputies make one arrest and are still looking for one more suspect after a traffic stop.Around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, a Callaway County deputy made a traffic stop on County Road 482 near State Road AA, outside Holts Summit.The driver was Lindsey Duncan and the deputies recognized the passenger as Bryce Vittetoe, knowing

Sen. Kurt Schaefer will now start his final term as the 19th District State Senator.Schaefer beat out Rep. Mary Still by more than 12,000 votes and announced the win around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The race was very competitive with a lot of vocal attack advertisements.From here, Schaefer told ABC 17 News he is ready

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has won a second term after beating the chief of staff to a former Republican governor.Koster’s victory Tuesday keeps the attorney general’s office under Democratic control for another four years. Missouri has had a Democratic attorney general since 1993. Koster is a former state senator

Columbia police have announced they are searching for a suspect in connection with a Tuesday shooting int he city.Cops are searching for 20-year-old Rashard Lee Bigham, who they believe was involved in a shooting on West Sugar Tree Lane. He is wanted on charges of first degree assault and armed criminal action. Bigham is described

***UPDATE THURSDAY 3 P.M.***The American Red Cross Heart of Missouri Chapter announced Thursday two additional volunteers are deploying to New Jersey to assist with relief efforts. The volunteers will head to Newark, N.J. by the end of the week. One volunteer from Jefferson City will work as an emergency response vehicle driver, while another volunteer

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man on child pornography charges Tuesday.Detectives say FBI agents seized a cell phone as part of an investigation in Ohio. After searching the phone, those agents found a person had sent child porn images to the Ohio suspect. Phone records indicated the person who sent the images

MOBERLY (AP) – Bank officials say an auction of equipment at a failed sweetener plant in Moberly has so far raised less than 5 cents for every dollar spent to finance the project.UMB Bank, the bondholder trustee for Mamtek U.S. Inc., said the Oct. 24 auction raised $1.8 million, but not every buyer at the

Columbia police have arrested a woman for a hit-and-run crash on Monday evening.Marian M. Ohman, 86, turned herself into police Wednesday afternoon. Officers say a vehicle driven by Ohman was traveling north on Garth Avenue around 5:20 p.m. when it struck a woman who was loading children into a car. The victim suffered non-life threatening

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has secured a third term, becoming the second Missourian to win three elections for the office.Election results Tuesday show Kinder defeated Democratic former state Auditor Susan Montee.Kinder had been expected to run for governor this year but instead decided to run for re-election as